Published 7:39 pm, Monday, December 28, 2015

Nine 'Ride the Duck' vehicles will be back on the Seattle streets this week as drivers prepare for Coast Guard inspections.

It's the first time the amphibious duck boats have been on the road since a fatal crash that killed five people and injured dozens of others.

There are no passengers, just crew members getting ready for the Coast Guard inspections next week, which is the next step in the process to resume tours with passengers, according to company spokesperson Mark Firmani. Right now, there is no estimate when tours will resume.

State regulators investigating last September's deadly crash revealed earlier this month they had found more than 400 safety violations by Ride the Ducks of Seattle, but recommended that the company be allowed to resume limited operations if it meets certain conditions.